Probabilistic Design for Optimization and Robustness : Presents the theory of modeling with variation using physical models and methods for practical applications on designs more insensitive to variation. Provides a comprehensive guide to optimization and robustness for probabilistic design.[...]
The best way to reduce firefighter injuries and deaths at incidents is the appointment of a well-prepared proactive Incident Safety Officer(ISO). This book primes aspiring and current Safety Officers to meet and exceed the specific job functions outlined in the 2007 Edition of NFPA 1521: Standard fo[...]
Providing coverage of the history and structure of corrections, this title offers a balanced account of the issues facing the field so that readers can arrive at informed opinions regarding the process of corrections in America.[...]
Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing systemfifty-five "e;keys"e; that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an[...]
Introduces more than forty entertaining exercises to help readers unlock the power of the imagination in an innovative guide that demystifies the often confusing creative process, accompanied by hundreds of sample illustrations by the author and other artists, including Maya Lin and R. Crumb. 20,000[...]
Drawing on ancient symbols, oral and shamanic text, legend and prophecy, Shodoev gives an introduction to Altai cosmology, the soul, individual, spiritual development, harmony between man and the nature and the imminent evolutionary shift from the yellow to the white era.[...]
Ben Hogan is up with Jack Nicklaus as one of the greatest golfers of all time. He equalled the record of four US Open wins, once won five out of six major tournaments in one season, and is credited with effectively defining the modern game of golf. James Dodson's magisterial biography, written by th[...]
Tässä perusteellisessa oppaassa on 55 yksityiskohtaista neuvoa eli "avainta" ja kymmeniä vaiheittain eteneviä harjoitustehtäviä, joiden avulla vasta-alkajakin oppii hämmästyttävän nopeasti piirtämään kuin taiteilija.Opit- ääriviivapiirustuksen, erilaisia viivoitusmenetelmiä sekä val[...]
This is a new account of the return to orthodoxy after Akhenaten's revolution. This new study, drawing on the latest research, tells the story of the decline and fall of the Pharaoh Akhenaten's religious revolution in the fourteenth century BC. Beginning at the regime's high-point in his Year 12, it[...]
During the half-millennium from the eleventh through the sixth centuries BC, the power and the glory of the imperial pharaohs of the New Kingdom crumbled in the face of internal crises and external pressures, ultimately reversed by invaders from Nubia and consolidated by natives of the Nile Delta fo[...]
The latter part of the fifteenth century B C saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings to commission some of the most stupendous tem[...]